It’s better if my man’s older: Tabu
19 December 2006 | Actress | No Comments
We are all looking forward to is Namesake. Before we start off on the film, lets talk about the book. you have been a fan of the book even before the film came along.
Yes. In fact I also liked her (Jhumpa Lahiri) earlier book Interpreter of Maladies. I loved the stories. But I found The Namesake even more intimate. And when I read the book, I thought it would make for a fabulous film because it's about four people, it's poetic, it's beautiful.
You had no idea that someone is planning to make a film?
Not at all. The film wasn't even conceived. It happened three years later that Mira announced the film. And it was really exciting for me that The Namesake was being made into a film. And it was so easy for me to visualise when I was reading the book.
Right after Namesake, you worked in Chini Kum with Mr Bachchan. What's interesting about the film is, correct me if I am wrong, about a relationship of an older man with a younger woman. Tell me a little about the film.
It's interesting in a way that it's real and the characters are being themselves. It's not about pushing a point that – older man, younger woman, romance can happen. It's not like trying a reverse psychology or anything like that. It's very simply and realistically dealt with. There's no propaganda. That's the beauty of the film and the way it's written.
Now since you have said it's a believable relationship, I'm going to ask you a hypothetical question. Could you ever get involved with an older man?
Yes. Sure. Why not? I would definitely be.
That's something you could relate to.
For me it will be better if the man is older.
Do you still write? Very few people know about that. You write poetry which only Gulzar sahib was allowed to read.
No poetry. But I used to always scribble and I used to take all my writing to Gulzar sahib like a schoolgirl. And he used always read and give me these lovely notebooks to write on and they are all filled with some rubbish that I must have written. I used to, but not any more. I didn’t do any serious writing. ….read more
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